Steve Ramirez

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High School Football

CARSON — Concord De La Salle has set the standard for high school football teams in California over the past two decades, and that didn’t change Saturday.Antoine Custer rushed for 273 yards and four touchdowns and Andrew Hernandez rushed for 175 yards and three scores as the Spartans added to their lore with a 63-42 victory over Corona Centennial in the CIF State Open Division Bowl Game at StubHub Center.

High School Football

GLENDALE >> La Serna High School’s Lancers have lived all season with the mantra that the CIF-Southern Section Southeast Division football championship is theirs until someone takes it away from them.Crescenta Valley took the honors of ending that reign Friday night.Brian Gadsby threw for 324 yards and scored on a 1-yard run with just over a minute to play to lead the Falcons to a 41-36 victory over La Serna in the semifinals at Glendale High...

High School Football

WHITTIER — La Serna High School may have finished second in the Del Rio League and wasn’t considered one of the favorites for the CIF-SS Southeast Division football championship, but the Lancers, who won it last season, believe the title is theirs until someone takes it away from them.They continued to live by that motto on Friday.Enrique Pacheco threw for 112 yards and two scores, including the game-winner in the fourth quarter, and La Serna advanced to the...

Girls Volleyball

THOUSAND OAKS >> La Reina High School won its only CIF-Southern Section girls volleyball title in 2000.The Regents will get a chance on Saturday to add to that.Carolena Huseby had 17 kills to lead La Reina to a 25-22, 28-26, 25-27, 25-21 victory over visiting St. Paul in a Division 4AA semifinal match on Tuesday.Alexandra Polk also had nine kills for the Regents, who improved to 29-8 and will face Alta Loma in the finals, either Friday or Saturday at either...

College football

GLENDORA — Azusa Pacific University’s postseason fate is now in the hands of the powers that be.The big question is whether the Cougars done enough for inclusion in the NCAA Division II football playoffs, which begin next week.APU stated its final case Saturday.Terrell Watson rushed for a school-record 338 yards and scored five touchdowns and the Cougars concluded their regular season with a 54-0 victory over Menlo in a nonconference game at Citrus...

High School Football

LOS ANGELES >> St. Francis High School ran for 271 yards and had 509 total, but the Golden Knights are in first place today because of their defense.Avery Williams had two interceptions and St. Francis had three during a two-minute stretch in the fourth quarter to score a 52-41 victory over host Cathedral on Friday in a key Angelus League game.Jeremiah Martin also accounted for 334 yards and three touchdowns for the Golden Knights, who improved to 7-0 and 2-0 in league...

Galaxy

There were a lot of eyes centered on the Rose Bowl on Wednesday night.Not so much the outcome of the Chevrolet Cup match as the Galaxy squared off against Manchester United, arguably the most famous pro franchise in the world, but the perception of how each performed.For the Galaxy, it was how they — and the MLS, in general — match up against teams from the powerful leagues in Europe. Los Angeles came into the match 40-25-9 in international competition, but has...

Galaxy

PASADENA -- The Rose Bowl, having hosted five Super Bowls, four college football national championship games, a World Cup final and the annual Rose Bowl Game, is one of the world’s most-famous sports venues.Manchester United is considered the world’s most-recognized sports franchise.Wednesday night the two will meet as Manchester visits the Arroyo Seco for an exhibition game against the Galaxy at 7:30 p.m. in the 2014 Chevrolet Cup.

High school baseball

Most teams might have folded. But Bishop Amat High School just pushed back, and now the Lancers are closing in another CIF-Southern Section baseball title.Nicholas Valdez had the tying double and Christian Moya slugged a three-run home run in a five-run sixth inning and Bishop Amat rallied for a 5-2 victory over host Quartz Hill on Friday in a Division 3 quarterfinal game.The Lancers, getting five strong innings on the mound from Alex Garcia, improved to 19-11 and will host...

Boys Basketball

RANCHO SANTA MARGARITA — St. Francis’ best season ever is over, but the Golden Knights proved to be a tough out Saturday night.Devonte Klines scored 22 points and Joe Furstinger had 19 and Santa Margarita rallied for a 74-66 victory over visiting St. Francis in a CIF State Southern California Regional Division III second-round boys basketball game. Santa Margarita, also getting 10 points from Scott Wieserski, improved to 25-8 and will play at Cathedral, an 82-52...